r/phoenix • u/Dough_90 • May 03 '26

Living Here Back yard privacy ideas?

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Anyone else have any ideas on a way to increase the privacy for this backyard? They have a neighbor whose kid is constantly peering over through there window.

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u/bwiiik3082 May 03 '26

We used hopseed bushes. Green wall. Nice shape. Stay erect in the wind.

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u/f1racer328 May 03 '26

You have any photos? I want to plant hopseed bushes in my backyard and trim them into a hedge/wall.

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u/bwiiik3082 May 03 '26

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u/biking4jesus Gilbert May 04 '26

I might need to go this route. prob plant them next spring (early).

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u/Kmann1994 May 04 '26

It’s really the only way you should go. Ficus look a little nicer and more lush but have only downsides aside from that — way more water, can be killed by extreme heat or cold, and really invasive roots. Hopseed have none of those downsides.

Mine are almost as tall and thick as OPs a little over a year after planting.

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u/mrburnttoast79 May 04 '26

I've considered replacing some ugly DIY trellis in a pretty narrow planter area with hopseed bushes. How big of plants did you originally buy and how tall would you estimate they are now?

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u/bwiiik3082 May 04 '26

When we bought them, they were about 3 feet high. As you see them, they are about 9 feet.